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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3310 Collections and/or Records:

El Lissitzky: Maler Architekt Typograf Fotograf / Lissitzky-Kuppers, Sophie ; Altman N ; Arp H ; Berlewi H ; Breton A ; Burliuk D ; VanDoesburg T ; Ehrenburg I ; Hoch H ; Hausmann R ; Kruchenykh A ; Picabia F ; Picasso P ; Rodchenko A ; Schwitters K ; Tatlin V ; Tschichold J., 1976

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Identifier: CC-06901-7024
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Proun 88," "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge," "Six Tales with Easy Endings," "Wendingen," "Of Two Squares," "For the Voice," "Isms of Art," and "Pressa" are among the works illustrated in this book that are held by the Sackner Archive. The collage, entitled Proun 88, is depicted as plate 32. The watercolor drawing of this image is held by the Sackner Archive. Plate 40 depicts the agitprop poster, "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge but this is not the original image; the original image poster is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

El Poema de la Rosa als Llavis / Salvat-Papasseit, Joan ; Molas J ; Marinetti FT., 1978

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Identifier: CC-49558-70606
Scope and Contents

Joaquim Molas contributed a lengthy introductory biographic essay. This is the 22nd printing of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Elaboration / McLuhan, Marshall; Fiore Q., 2004

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Identifier: CC-43088-45140
Scope and Contents

This short explanation by Henninger explains the often misquoted title of McLuhan's book, "The Medium is the Massage." The "Medium is the Message appeared in his large 1964 book, "Understanding Media." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Electric Portrait / Nuding, Gertrude Prescott; Phillips T., 2000

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Identifier: CC-35056-36782
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Gertrude Nuding composed this text describing Tom Phillips' creation of the DVD portrait of the Director of the RI, Susan Greenfield. The Sackners were invited by Phillips to participate in the vernissage of the electronic portrait and the preliminary drawings at the Royal Institution in November, 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Ellis Island, and Other Backward Glances / Finn, Robin; Schlossberg E., 2001

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Identifier: CC-35893-37654
Scope and Contents

This article about Edward Schlossberg mentions his plexiglas piece, wordwordswords (ULAE), that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Emblematic and Non-Emblematic Aspects of English Renaissance Pattern Poetry / Westerweel, Bart; Higgins D; Adler J; Ernst U; Herbert G; Gomringer E; Mallarme S; Maurus H., 1992

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Identifier: CC-00583-597
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The author analyzes English Renaissance pattern poetry from George Herbert, Robert Herrick, Richard Willis and its relationship to the classical shaped poetry, Christian models, and emblem forms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

emily dickinson: letters from the world / Harris, Marguerite, editor ; levy da ; Corso G ; Ginsberg A ; Harris M ; Katzman A ; Quasha G ; Roseliep R., 1970

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Identifier: CC-51165-72253
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The cover drawing by d.a. levy is entitled "wild flowers in a deserted cemetery." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

En-Sof / Daniel, Peter., 1992

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Identifier: CC-27667-28750
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The Hebrew title translates into "There Is No End." This book includes the following reproductions of drawings and collages held by the Sackner Archive, viz., Transparente Zeit(ung), Konsonanten-Chaos, and Durch-Streichung (No.2). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Encuentro con la Poesia Experimental / Infantes, Victor, editor ; Grupo Texto Poetico ; DelBarco P ; Millan F ; Valles J ; Aguilar A ; Carbonero E ; Peignot J ; Junoy JM ; Aberasturi JC ; Bosso F ; Caceres JA ; Canals X ; Castillejo JL ; Cuende M ; Loriente E ; Gonzalo JM ; Pino F ; Segovia J ; Asins E ; Bouza A ; Campal J ; Fernadez-Palacios J ; Lanza-Escandon LE ; Lucia P ; Grupo Saenes ; Oceja JU., 1981

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Identifier: CC-14234-14541
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This book is also designated Coleccion Nueva Escritura, volume 9 & 10. This book concentrates on Spanish poets who composed pattern, shaped, concrete and visual poems. The left sided portion of this book focuses on the historic aspects of pattern poetry illustrated with several examples. The right sided portion deals with examples of contemporary concrete and visual poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Encylopaedia Acephalica / Bataille, Georges, editor ; Desnos R ; Leiris M ; Lebel JJ ; Masson A ; Isou I., 1995

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Identifier: CC-33173-34801
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This is number three in the Arkhive series of documents of the avant-garde. It consists of three sets of reprinted texts written by writers associated with Georges Bataille, some of whom were members of his Acephale group and others were members of Surrealist groups in Paris and New York. What unites these texts is their form, which derives from that of dictionaries or encyclopaedias. The content of "Critical Dictionary" has several anti-religious themes as well as absurd texts with accompanying illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Endangered Species / Pfeiffer, Werner., 1994

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Identifier: CC-04931-5028
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Distributed on the occasion of an exhibition with the same name held at HarperCollins exhibition space, NYC, April 1996. The loose sheet is an exhibition announcement. The works include book objects mostly wholly visual dealing with censorship. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Ensembles 1968-1992 / Oppermann, Anna., 2007

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Identifier: CC-51867-72967
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What is an ensemble? Oppermann replies … -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Entrails / Gauvreau, Claude ; Ray Ellenwood, translator., 1981

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Identifier: CC-32080-33615
Scope and Contents

This book is a collection of 26 "dramatic objects" for the stage and radio using fantasy, symbolism, mystery, violence and humor. The pieces, written between 1944 and 1946, are daring experiments with language. Gauvreau was a member of an avant garde Montreal artistic group who called themselves "Les Automatistes." "Entrails" is Gauvreau's first full book published in English. It includes a biography of the poet and is illustrated with his automatic drawings.The book is part of a series entitled Coach House Quebec Translations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981